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H. H. BAKER.

HOLDBAGK FOE VEHICLES. No. 306,048. Patented Oct. '7, 1884.

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HENRY H. BAKER, OF SYRACUSE, NE\V YORK.

HOLDBACK FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 306,048, dated October7, 1884:.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY H. BAKER, of Syracuse, county of Onondaga,State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement inSafety-Holdbacks for Vehicles, of

whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to holdbacks for vehicles to which the breeching isaffixech'so constructed as to be readily attached to or detached 1 fromthe shafts, and serving as a safety-guard in releasing the breechingstraps from the shafts in case of accident, as well as affording a moreconvenient way of uniting and unhitching a horse to the shafts, While itisv so I 5 constructed as not to rattle or become detached while in use.I attain these objects by thedevice shown in the accompanying drawings,in Which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the holdback; Fig. 2, theplate a as it is affixed to the shaft; Fig. 3, the loopbase and shank ofthe holdback detached.

The reference-letters are the sameon all the figures.

a is an oblong plate, affixed by means of screws, bolts, or otherfastening to the shafts of the vehicle. 011 this plate is a socket ortube, b. There is an opening or recess in the plate in front of thesocket, in which a piece of india-rubber, leather, or other elasticmedium, c, is aiiixed, projecting above the surface of the plate.

f is a loop attached to a base-piece, c, flat on its under side, andhavinga straight round rod or shank, (l, projecting rearward from it. 5

To attach the parts, the shank cl is slipped into the socket b. The flatpart of the base 6 of loop 1 rests on plate a over the elastic medium 0,and is held steady and prevented from rat tling, and by it the loop f isheld up steadily, and the shank of the loop is secured against slippingout of the socket by jarring or other wlse.

.The parts can be readily separated when desired, thus affording safetyin case of danger, 5 and convenience in hitching or unhitching.

Having thus described my improvement, I claim- 3 i 1. The combination ofa socket and attachment, a b, and loop f, having a base, 6, and shank (Zconnected therewith, as and for the purposes herein specified.

2. The combination of the socket attachment at band loop-fixtures d cfwith the clastic medium 0, in.the manner and for the purposes described.

HENRY H. BAKER.

\Vitnesses l T. E. HANCOCK, E. D. REMINGTON.

